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Florence police chief seeks rule updates to align department policy with KRS 15520
Summary
Chief Mallerie presented updates to the police department's rules and regulations to correct language and align the department with KRS 15520 (the officer bill of rights as amended in 2018); council asked for marked changes to highlight edits.
Chief Mallerie presented proposed revisions to the Florence Police Department's rules and regulations, explaining the department's rules were originally adopted in 1983 and last updated in 2002. The primary purpose of the current update is to align disciplinary procedure language with KRS 15520, which the chief said was amended in 2018 to address officer rights and the disciplinary process.
Most changes are stylistic (grammar, removal of gendered language), the chief said, but some are substantive to ensure compliance with the statutory disciplinary process. Council members asked whether the changes would be shown with underlines and strikeouts for easier review; the chief said staff would provide marked drafts for council review.
Council did not take a final vote on the regulation changes at this meeting and asked staff to supply the edited drafts showing the specific changes for their next review.
